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ALUMNI of PIR 03/29/2013 TG 20 6 Divisions (131-134, 807 & 920)

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This Group is for those with sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 12/21/2012.

A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 61
Latest Activity: Sep 18, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 03/29/2013!

CLICK MEforN4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.

~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.

~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:

• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:

• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.

Some Suggestions:

~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.

~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. Again, your option

~It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends".

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You need to be a member of ALUMNI of PIR 03/29/2013 TG 20 6 Divisions (131-134, 807 & 920) to add comments!

Comment by SYNTIA (Ship 02 DIV 920) on February 26, 2013 at 3:19pm: SNOWING HARD IN RTC

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on February 26, 2013 at 1:40pm: Ooops, I'm sorry! SG. You are an awesome gf for sure! Good Luck to him and our prayers are with him.

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on February 26, 2013 at 12:28pm: I totally agree with diannep, SG. Your son was among a small number of elite and very hardworking people who have passed a tough screening to get accepted into the Navy. Did you know that only about 25% of those who try to join the military, are actually accepted? He will do great things in his life and you are doing a great job of encouraging him to do so. Keep it up, mom!

Comment by diannep on February 26, 2013 at 11:32am: Yes, Lady Hamilton's daughter is on her 3rd enlistment, if I remember correctly, so she has been in a long time! It is always such a gift to get a "peek" at your SR when at bootcamp...but to get one of the capping ceremony is a special gift as you get to see them just as they became sailors! :-)

Good Morning!

Amen, SG....the low moments can seem so hard with no clear way to feel more encouraged again "in that moment". But we N4Moms veterans on here have heard so many success stories of SRs who were released, who were able to move on into productive parts of their lives. One who sticks out in my mind got married a couple of months after his release, and found a good job! Another one was going back to school. Sometimes it takes "down the road and looking back" to understand why we were allowed a disappointment. I know whatever these SRs experienced in bootcamp will be taken with them in their next great adventure!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on February 26, 2013 at 10:46am: CourtRenee, that pick is from a long time ago. Lady Hamilton's daughter has been in the Navy quite a while. The Recruit Training Command does post pictures sometimes but they don't always which division or PIR group the recruits are in. But, some people get lucky and find their recruit. Other believe they find their recruit until they show the pic to their recruit and hear "Mom, that is not me" lol. But if it helps them get through then it is all good :) When recruits are in the performing divisions there is even a better chance of finding pics because they usually perform in the two PIR ceremonies before their own.

Here is the link for the RTC facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NavyRecruitTrainingCommand?fref=ts

And this is the link for the 900 Divisions facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/900Division/?fref=ts

Comment by lavendergrl8 on February 26, 2013 at 9:23am: awe ok- so ur mom is on this site, right? :-) so sweet :-) i only recd one call so far :-( hoping for the next one this saturday i did finally recevive my first letter yeterday- he sounded kinda sad ...but ok -they removed his wisdon teeth- that kind of upset me cause i wasn't there for him...i know, i know :-)

Comment by CourtRenee on February 26, 2013 at 4:25am: LadyHamilton- where did U find that pic.?? I wanna see if my sailor is in any :). & SG- just now read this!! so sorry girl! God bless you guys.

Comment by CourtRenee on February 26, 2013 at 4:22am: lavendrgrl- yes my sailor is ship 04 div 807.my mom is Cynthia Lynn so same person we're talking about :) also.. Ellen- is your son friends with guys from those areas??? my hubby is from one of those area ;) what is your sailors job?

Comment by CourtRenee on February 26, 2013 at 4:14am: lavendrgrl- that was my 2nd call!! can't wait for another :)

Comment by Cybermom on February 26, 2013 at 12:14am: Good luck and be safe. I'm in NJ and we went through Irene last year, Sandy this year, and a pretty nasty blizzard a few weeks ago (could have been much worse). Like the old commercial sais, It's not nice to fool Mother Nature. So many lost so much, and the Shore is still hurting. Nature is awesome but not always kind, and I hope everyone in this storm's path gets through safely.